of the League of Ardree, most of the nations of what should be North America, had a crash. For the last long while, they’d gone increasingly industrial, whole nations turning to production and importing almost all their food. Then there was a trade glut, a repayment problem at the international level, foreclosings, treasuries folding, an economic collapse affecting pretty much the whole world. The fair world is still recovering from it. You see it?”
“History was never my strong point. But you’re trying to draw a parallel with the Great Depression.”
“I sure am.”
“I think you’re reaching. A war followed by an economy going bust and you’re